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Carlos Quentin

Carlos Quentin Notable

b. August 28, 1982 · Arizona Diamondbacks 2006–2007, Chicago White Sox 2008–2011, San Diego Padres 2012–2014

Carlos Quentin played for three clubs across nine seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2006 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 2014.

Across 834 games he batted .252, with 702 hits and 416 runs. He finished with 154 home runs, 173 doubles and 16 stolen bases.

He played 719 games in the outfield, with 1,226 putouts and 25 errors.

He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2008 and 2011. He hit three home runs in a game in 2011.

He was born in Bellflower, CA, USA on August 28, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 2 2008, 2011
Player of the Week 2 2010, 2011
Silver Slugger 1 2008

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
2006 ARI 571662342 1339 3215341 .253
2007 ARI 812292949 1605 3118542 .214
2008 CHW 13048096138 26136 10066807 .287
2009 CHW 993514783 14021 5631523 .236
2010 CHW 13145373110 25226 8750832 .243
2011 CHW 11842153107 31024 7734841 .254
2012 SDP 862844474 21016 4636410 .261
2013 SDP 822764276 21013 4431550 .275
2014 SDP 50130923 604 1817330 .177
Career 8342790416702 1736154 49129851616 .252

On this day & linked events

1982

Born August 28, 1982

Bellflower, CA, USA

2006

Major-league debut: Carlos Quentin

Carlos Quentin made a major-league debut on July 20, 2006.

2011

Carlos Quentin's Three-Home-Run Game, 2011

Carlos Quentin hit three home runs for the Chicago White Sox against the Texas Rangers on May 24, 2011.

2014

Final major-league game: Carlos Quentin

Carlos Quentin played a final major-league game on July 26, 2014.

Image: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0